Mercedes-Benz SLS lineup production to end in June 2014

As per the recent media reports, Mercedes-Benz will stop production of all SLS models by next year in March 2014.

Mercedes-Benz is making the SLS coupe and roadster family (SLS AMG, SLS AMG GT, SLS AMG Black Series) at the Sindelfingen, Germany factory which apparently will stop production of the SLS models next March as per the German reports. This decision might have been taken to probably free up capacity for the already confirmed C190 (internal codename) which won’t be a direct successor of the SLS.

The upcoming C190 will be smaller and lighter as compared to the SLS and will be competing with the Porsche 911. As a result, it will be a lot cheaper and it is rumoured to have a starting price of around 109,000 EUR. There are reports that are indicating that the model will go for a 2015 launch but for sure the production will start very soon as we have come to know that SLS will be axed next March.

The C190 is expected to come with a V8 4.0-liter twin-turbo engine generating 485 HP (357 kW). It will allegedly be followed by an S version rated at 550 HP (404 kW) and a range-topping Black Series outputting 585 HP (430 kW).

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